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Bach, Dayer, Jaz, Westhoff & Ysaÿe: Echo of Bach / Raatz
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Bach, Dayer, Jaz, Westhoff & Ysaÿe: Echo of Bach / Raatz

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Details

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Xavier Dayer, Clara Jaz, Johann Paul von Westhoff, Eugene Ysaye
Artist
Agata-Maria Raatz
Format
CD
Label
Solo Musica
Released
Aug 04, 2023
Catalog #
SM439
UPC
4260123644390

About

One of the most fascinating challenges that any violinist can face is the repertoire for solo violin. In this genre of music, both the musician and the listener can encounter polyphonic masterpieces performed with minimal means - with only four strings. These pieces often carry as much emotional and musical meaning as works composed for a large orchestra. This rarely represented category in musical literature has always excited the artist Agata-Maria Raatz. She wondered how Bach managed to create such a remarkably complex and demanding harmonic as well as formal structure in his sonatas and partitas for solo violin, which are considered timeless masterpieces of extraordinary brilliance in every detail. Where did he draw his inspiration from? What music did he listen to? And who was he as a person? Bach was not only a genius, but also a human being. Monuments created to honour personalities of genius often obscure their humanity, which encompasses not only the outstanding and special, but also the mundane and prosaic of life.

The album "Echo of BACH" is her personal exploration through the history of solo music for violin, tracing its origins from the early Baroque period to the present. It is a musical journey centred on J. S. Bach, an inspiration to many generations of composers. On this unique path, the great master not only inspires, but is also influenced by the works of other musicians. Among them is a composer who might have been a guidepost for Bach on his musical path. It is the composer and violinist Jean Paul von Westhoff. Bach was 18 years old at the time, while Westhoff died only two years later at the age of 49. The probability is high that they met at that time and the young Bach became familiar with Westhoff's work. For her album she has chosen the Suite No. 5 in D minor. In addition to a piece composed by the artist especially for this CD under the pseudonym Clara Jaz, we also find the work "Cette âme a six ailes tout comme les Séraphins" (This soul has six wings like the Seraphim) composed by the Swiss composer Xavier Dayer especially for Agata-Maria Raatz.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Introduction 01:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduction
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Clara Jaz
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  2. 2 I. Allemande 02:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Johann Paul von Westhoff
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  3. 3 II. Courante 01:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Johann Paul von Westhoff
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  4. 4 III. Sarabande 02:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johann Paul von Westhoff
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  5. 5 IV. Gigue 01:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Gigue
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Johann Paul von Westhoff
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  6. 6 … Echo … 00:26
    Track
    6
    Title
    … Echo …
    Duration
    00:26
    Composer
    Clara Jaz
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  7. 7 Vergissmeinnicht 07:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    Vergissmeinnicht
    Duration
    07:22
    Composer
    Clara Jaz
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  8. 8 I. Allemande 05:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  9. 9 II. Courante 02:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  10. 10 III. Sarabande 04:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  11. 11 IV. Gigue 04:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Gigue
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  12. 12 V. Ciaccona 14:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Ciaccona
    Duration
    14:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  13. 13 Cette âme a six aîles tout comme les Séraphins 05:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    Cette âme a six aîles tout comme les Séraphins
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Xavier Dayer
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  14. 14 I. Prelude, "Obsession": Poco vivace 02:25
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Prelude, "Obsession": Poco vivace
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  15. 15 II. Malinconia: Poco Lento 02:13
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Malinconia: Poco Lento
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  16. 16 III. Sarabande: Lento, "Danse des ombres" (Dance of the shades) 04:07
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Sarabande: Lento, "Danse des ombres" (Dance of the shades)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz
  17. 17 IV. Les Furies: Allegro furioso 03:09
    Track
    17
    Title
    IV. Les Furies: Allegro furioso
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Eugène Ysaÿe
    Performer
    Agata-Maria Raatz